Wide distribution of a novel pmoA-like gene copy among type II methanotrophs, and its expression in Methylocystis strain SC2

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5593-5602

  Yimga, Merlin Tchawa ^a   Dunfield, Peter F ^a   Ricke, Peter ^a   Heyer, Jürgen ^a   Liesack, Werner ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENES; METHANE; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES; RNA;

GENE SEQUENCES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; METHANOTROPHY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHYLOCOCCUS; METHYLOCYSTIS; METHYLOMONAS; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PMOA GENE; PMOA2 GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHANE; METHYLOCYSTACEAE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTER; METHYLOBACTER LUTEUS; METHYLOCALDUM; METHYLOCOCCUS; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; METHYLOCYSTACEAE; METHYLOCYSTIS; METHYLOMICROBIUM ALBUM; METHYLOMONAS; METHYLOSINUS; NEGIBACTERIA; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0141481207     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.9.5593-5602.2003     Document Type: Article

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